2010–2017 Spartan Gladiator, 2010–2017 Spartan K3, 2010–2017 Spartan Metrostar Recall: Affected vehicles have a power steering pump that may have an occasional…

NHTSA campaign 16V676000 · Steering · filed Sep 19, 2016 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

264

Manufacturer

Spartan Motors USA

Risk

Crash / injury

Owner letters

Mailing began Oct 11, 2016

The defect

Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2010-2017 Emergency Response K3, Metrostar, and Gladiator emergency response chassis cabs and motor home chassis manufactured April 12, 2010, to August 31, 2016. The affected vehicles have a power steering pump that may have an occasional loss of output power resulting in reduced or intermittent loss of power steering assist.

The risk

An intermittent loss of power steering assist could increase the risk of a crash.

Check whether your specific vehicle is affected

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The fix — what to do

Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering pumps, free of charge. The recall began on October 11, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. Spartan's number for this recall is 16022.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Spartan	Gladiator	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Spartan	K3	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Spartan	Metrostar	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 16V676000 (manufacturer number 16022). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.